Spending a couple of days back in Hungerford.

Great to see the Birmingham Pride parade earlier, showing the city at its best. Although the parade seemed smaller than previous years

Good morning and happy Friday. Welcome to the first #NoJacketRequired day of the year! Birmingham dry and sunny 25c (feels like 28)☀️

Good morning. Should be dry in Birmingham, sunny spells, 21c. 🌥️

Good morning. Enjoy the last day of rain in Birmingham. Sunny spells, 17c. 🌦️

This week we will: 1) collect the recycling, compact it, and use it to fill the potholes on the Bristol Road 2) recommission The Anchor nuclear bunker 3) build a wall around the Reform-voting areas in the south west of the City, with a UN buffer zone along Woodgate Valley

Good morning. Another five-star day in Birmingham, getting warmer. 18c ⛈️🌦️ I'm enjoying the cool, fresh air while it lasts! #RainOrShine

Good morning & happy Monday. Another Five Star day in Birmingham #RainOrShine 14c 🌦️⛈️ #LoveMondays

make racists ashamed again

A spacious suite in Namdaemun, a Japanese toilet, and staff who ran upstairs to help with the laundry without a second's hesitation. The ENA Suite Hotel sets a very good bar 🏨🇰🇷 www.reachupforthesunrise.com/blog/2026/4/... #ViewFromTheRoom #SkyTravel

#Seoul: coffee on every corner (as last time), art everywhere you look and food that sent us back for seconds - literally www.reachupforthesunrise.com/blog/2026/4/... #SkyTravel #SouthKorea

1. This went on for some time yet police didn't attend, sending a clear message to violent racists that their presence & actions are tolerated. Unlike, say, individuals protesting around Palestine holding a placard. 2. The fragile hypocrisy of racists shouting 'don't touch me' while punching people.

This is one helluva thread. So much evidence of law-breaking. Especially enjoyed the film where the ones who are meant to protect us stood by and watched criminal activity

Good morning & happy Friday. A sunny day in Birmingham, chance of rain this morning. 10c. ⛅ Day off after another almost 40-hr productive 4-day week.

Good morning. Another Five Star day in Birmingham, 10c 🌦️ #RainOrShine

Good morning. A Five Star day in Birmingham, 9c. 🌦️ #RainOrShine Having our 2 carpets cleaned today. Safe to say we've spent more time preparing than it will take for the cleaning.

🟧 Columnists — @anthonybarnett.bsky.social — Anthony Barnett — Notes on Now — (Edition 85) Lebanon, Lebanon — Under the ‘cover’ of the Persian assault, Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel has invaded Lebanon and, as I write, has just carried out massive bom…

Good morning. The day has started well chatting digital inclusion with someone going brilliant things in the community. A Five Star day in Birmingham, 12c. 🌦️ #RainOrShine

Here's where Louis Mosley, the black-shirt wearing grandson of the black-shirt wearing fascist Oswald Mosley, who runs Palantir in the UK, says how and when they might use your medical data for "immigration enforcement" and, by logical extension, whatever other purposes became convenient.

Good morning & happy Monday. How are we all? Birmingham is starting grey and rainy, sunny spells later🌦️ #LoveMondays

The title alone - Once Sinha Lifetime - is possibly the best memoir name ever. Delighted to report the book lives up to it. PaulSinha.bsky.social on Parkinson's, coming out, stand-up and quizzing. It's warm, witty and never heavy. #SkyBooks www.rickiejosen.co.uk/views-and-re...

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Good morning and I hope it's a happy Friday wherever you are. Sunny spells in Birmingham, chance of rain later (not a metaphor)14c. 🌦️

Less than one hour to go to #UseYourVote

Not even the most unusual polling station out of the four I've visited over six years. I had to tell them they'd forgotten to put a sign outside #voted #LocalElections2026

Good morning and welcome to changing the world day. Birmingham dry and sunny, 14c. 🌥️ Perfect day to stroll to your local polling station and #UseYourVote

1/ Elections across England, Wales and Scotland take place tomorrow. We've been checking the claims. Here's everything we've published 🧵

Good morning.a dry day in Birmingham with sunny spells. 10c. 🌥️

Good morning. Birmingham dry and sunny, 13c. 🌥️ This week is about 2nd interviews and meeting with the candidates that were on the edge to give them individual feedback.

March films - all sci-fi, all good. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - What's not to be enthralled by? Hoppers - A film about how much we love animals. Is that enough to make you go and see a Pixar film? Project Hail Mary - one of the films of the year www.rickiejosen.co.uk/views-and-re... #FilmSky

Loved this new book. It's an incredibly easy read; I reached the end quickly & found myself immediately ready to start again. Patti Eddington has a gift for bringing characters vividly to life, and I sincerely hope she turns her hand to fiction next www.rickiejosen.co.uk/views-and-re... #BookSky

Local artist and Birmingham guide has an excellent idea: Don't Please Tell Anybody www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/dont-pleas...

Good morning & happy Friday. A sunny day in Birmingham, thundery showers due later. 21c.🌤️⛈️ Day off - off to an under-threat of closure Denbigh Village.

Good morning. Birmingham dry and sunny. 19c. ☀️

Good morning. Birmingham dry and sunny. 17c.🌤️ However, I'm spending the day in a big shed for The Workplace Event.

Good morning. A cloudier and cooler start in Birmingham, sunny later. 12c.☁️⛅ On trustee duty this morning, off to meet our brilliant CEO, then back to recruiting. (There is no emoji for charity or volunteering🤔)

Good morning & happy Monday. Another sunny day in Birmingham, small chance of rain. 18c. 🌤️ Back to doing interviews to recruit team; 3 today. #LoveMondays

Picked up my signed copy of 'Our Secrets Are The Same' by Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill in an indie bookshop. The bond between these two is unlike anything - stronger than brotherhood, unspoken, telepathic. A must for any #SimpleMinds fan www.rickiejosen.co.uk/views-and-re... #BookSky #MusicBooks

Good morning & happy Friday. Birmingham dry and sunny, 17c. ☀️ A rare working Friday. Currently recruiting for two team members and having been overwhelmed with 60 applicants, have a longer shortlist. So 2 more interviews today.

Happy St George's Day 😊

Good morning. Birmingham is dry and sunny, 17°C. ☀️ I'm driving today instead of taking a train to a flag-laden area. It's a shame that a day that used to be about community isn't anymore.

Today, on Stephen Lawrence Day (22/04/26), we remember Stephen Lawrence and reflect on his legacy. It’s a moment to stand alongside a new generation who are turning remembrance into action, keeping hope alive, and continuing the work to challenge racism.

Good morning. It's #StephenLawrenceDay Birmingham dry and sunny, 15c ☀️ #SLD26

🚨 Deadline TODAY: REGISTER to vote in the 7 May 2026 elections before MIDNIGHT to have your say about the future of #Birmingham 🔔 Register by 11:59pm on 20 April 2026, by clicking HERE www.gov.uk/register-to-... It only takes a few moments TODAY to register for 🗓️ 7 May! @izzyknowles.bsky.social

Good work. It’s so encouraging to see that most people think this way.

Good morning & happy Monday. Birmingham dry and sunny, 11c.⛅ My next 2 weeks focusing on recruitment after an OVERWHELMING response to a vacancy we shared only though socials & networks less than 2 weeks ago. #LoveMondays

UNICEF is outraged by the killing of two drivers of trucks contracted by UNICEF to provide clean water to families in the Gaza Strip. Full statement: https://unicef.link/4cVCyP9

The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan. I’ve always wanted to pick up a mystery-wrapped book that shops have. This was 1 of several temptations at Golden Hare Books in Edinburgh last year. I bought it as it's based in Edinburgh and it did not disappoint #BookSky www.rickiejosen.co.uk/views-and-re...

"I think we also need to make prejudice strange again.” And this is why I'm launching regular misinformation learning sessions in Birmingham. I'm hiring so let me know if you know any facilitators that can deliver. #FactOrFiction